Using the Tool Database
Using the Tool Database
The Tool Database provides
a broad range of pre-defined tools.
Use the Tool Database to:
- select a tool with which to machine a toolpath.
- add and configure your own tools.
- edit the default machining parameters of any selected tool.
- group tools together.
To display the Tool
Database, click the Tool Database
button in the Toolpath
Operations area of the Toolpath
panel. This panel is displayed when you select the Toolpaths item in the Project Tree.
The Tool Database is also
displayed when you select tools while creating a toolpath.
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